Water – Energy – Food ESRC Research Priorities
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Water – Energy – Food ESRC Research Priorities
Perfect Storm Workshop, Exeter 24th July 2012
Overview▶ESRC Strategic Priorities
▶ESRC Areas of Interest
▶Current/Forthcoming Activities*
▶Routes to Funding
ESRC Strategic Priorities▶Economic Performance and Sustainable Growth – What are the determinants of economic performance and sustainable growth? – How to secure benefits for populations in the UK and in other countries? – How to improve stability and resilience of economies?
▶Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions – How to understand behaviour and risks at multiple levels and a variety of contexts? – How and why do behaviours change? – How does the interplay of childhood, family, community and wider society
influence inequalities in wellbeing?▶A Vibrant and Fair Society– What are inclusive communities and how best can we achieve them? – How do individuals and communities most effectively make their voices heard? – How mobile is our society?
▶Whole Systems Approaches– Truly interdisciplinary science– Integrated modelling
▶Economics– Markets, Frameworks– Business models– Risks
▶Social– Behaviour change (or not)– Public perception/Social acceptability– Politics – Who gets what, where and why?
ESRC Areas of Interest
Current/Forthcoming Activities*▶Food– Global Food Security (GFS) – Global Supply Chain
Resilience– Agri-Soils
▶Energy– Energy Programme (RCEP)– EUED– Bio-Energy Crop Production– Future Energy System(s)?
▶Water– Droughts Initiative– Flooding – FCERM– UpGro
▶LWEC– Global Environmental
Change– Resource Scarcity– Changing Rainfall Patterns– Demographic changes
*No Guarantees!!
Current/Forthcoming Activities*
▶Responsive Mode– Standard Grants
Scheme▪Up to 5 yrs▪£200K - £2m▪Cross Council Funding
Agreement– Annual Competitions
▪Centres/Large Grants (CLG)▪~£5m - up to 5 yrs▪Professorial Fellowships▪Future Research Leaders
(FRL)
▶Directive Mode– Ventures
▪ESRC contribution up to 50%
▪Co-designed with 1 or more partners
▪Flexible arrangements▪Multi-modal
– Targeted Calls▪Strategic/Emerging areas▪Variable parameters▪Address clear gaps
ESRC Funding Avenues
Thank You For Listening
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